UCLA Memorial Site: Notable Deaths & Obituaries

UCLA boasts more applicants than any other university in the United States, and it's easy to see why. The University of California, Los Angeles consistently ranks among the top public universities in the country, and among its alumni are Nobel Prize winners, NBA greats, Academy Award winners and Fortune 500 CEOs. In fact, the school is so popular worldwide that it has opened apparel outlets in Korea, China, Mexico and Europe. This memorial site is dedicated to all who helped shape – and were shaped by – the great institution that is UCLA.

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UCLA Memorial: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Jeannette Rubinyi

May 31, 1920 - December 6, 2016 Artist, writer, humanitarian, died in Los Angeles, California. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, moving to L.A. as a child, she developed a life-long interest in the arts. Writing poetry from a young age, she later became an accomplished Chinese brush painter and silversmith. Carrying her aesthetic sensibility into human interaction as well, she viewed every person as a potential work of art, envisaging and nurturing the beauty and possibility within. In addition...